The annual World Porridge Making Championships took take place in Carrbridge, Inverness, Scotland, on Sunday 8th October 2006. The competition was organised by the Carrbridge and Vicinity Community Council.
Winner of the Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships is Sgt Coleen Hayward MacLeod. from Fort George, Inverness.
An army cook beat off tough competition to take the title of World Porridge Making Champion 2006 as expert porridge makers from far and wide gathered in Carrbridge on Sunday to compete for the coverted Golden Spurtle Award. Sgt Coleen Hayward MacLeod is in charge of making sure porridge is on the daily breakfast menu for the 300 - 400 troops from the 1st Royal Irish Regiment stationed at Fort George near Inverness.
Originally from Stornoway, Coleen has served with the army for the past 18 years. As well as a posting in Iraq , she has travelled far and wide including Hong Kong and Kenya and has just returned from an army exercise in Jamaica . Delighted to take the world porridge making title, she commented: "There was some very strong competition and a lot of very good professional chefs taking part in the championship. I just didn't expect to do so well."
As well as the Golden Trophy Award, the World Porridge Making Champion was presented with a £350 hotel voucher and £250 spending money from the event's main sponsors, oatmeal producers Hamlyns of Scotland.
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